Central Laboratory Research

The College Central Research Laboratory was established in January 2015 after the approval by the College Governing Council in December 2014 as a multidisciplinary laboratory in line with stipulation of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and United Nations Education and Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) that modern Workshops/Laboratories with sophisticated modern tools be made available for training of students for the intellectual challenges of our time.

The array of equipment in the CCRL are carefully selected in line with the curriculum for both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) for students in Engineering, Science, Food, Glass & Ceramics, Polymer & Textile Technology, Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry and Computer Based Test. Furthermore, the equipment are recommend for Higher Technological Research Tools.

2.0 INFRASTUCTURAL FACILITIESN IN THE UNITS OF CCRL

The CCRL Unit is fashioned according to the relevance of the equipment to each other. Therefore, the CCRL is subdivided to Units of their application. i.e.

i) Instrumental Analysis/Materials Characterization Laboratory

ii) General Engineering Laboratory

iii) Marine Simulators Laboratory

iv) Chemical Engineering Simulators Laboratory

v) Mechatronics I & II Laboratories

vi) Computer Based Test

2.1 INSTRUMENTAL/MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION LABORATORY

This unit is further broken into subunit with the following equipment.

All these equipment are installed but staffs are yet to be trained on them.

2.3 MECHATRONICS LABORATORY

The laboratory consists of WALECTRIC mechatronic training equipment. The technology is composed of MECHA from mechanical and TRONICS from electronics. With the latest engineering, generally this unit will be of great use to the industries with automation engineering / technology.

2.4 MARINE ENGINEERING SIMULATOR LABORATORY
The Marine Engineering Simulator was installed by Stonegate Golden Heritage Ltd and one of the first of its kind in the Polytechnic in Nigeria. The Unit is equipped with the training software (e.g. UR Shop Control; N/CR10 Controller with embedded Ship Control Software and Modules

2.5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SIMULATOR LABORATORY

The Laboratory consists of Edibon Technical Resources Chemical Engineering - NET System composed of the following equipment

- Continuous Distillation Unit (CDU)

- Gas Absorption Column (GAC)

- Liquid , Liquid Extraction Unit (LLEU)

- Chemical Extractor Training system (CETS) and

- Rising Film Evaporator (RFE)

All the units have been delivered and the Chemical Engineering Department will find it very useful for students training. Other Department such as Food Technology, Polymer & Textile Technology will find it relevance in their various fields.

On behalf of the Governing Council, College Management, Staff and Students, it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to Yaba College of Technology, the cradle of Higher Education in Nigeria. Established in 1947 as an immediate successor to Yaba Higher College, Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH as it is fondly referred to attained autonomous and independent status in 1969 by virt... read more